A cabinet of rarities : antiquarian obsessions and the spell of death / Érik Desmazières with a text by Patrick Mauriès ; [translated from the French by Ruth Sharman].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Desmazières, Erik, 1948-

Contributor:

Mauriès, Patrick, 1952-

Sharman, Ruth.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Desmazières, Erik, 1948---Catalogs.

Desmazières, Erik.

Desmazières, Erik, 1948-.

Etching--Catalogs.

Etching.

Death in art.

Death in art--Catalogs.

Curiosities and wonders in art.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

110 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson, 2012.

Summary:

Largely inspired by seventeenth-century scientist and antiquary Sir Thomas Browne, Érik Desmaziéres, one of the world's finest contemporary printmakers, and Patrick Mauriés (author of Cabinets of Curiosities) have teamed up to celebrate the macabre and the melancholy in this superb volume. Containing 38 illustrations, this collection of Desmaziéres' exquisite rare etchings in color accompanied by Mauriés' text explore the engrossment Browne and other collectors have had with accumulating recondite objects and how these curiosities have entered the mainstream, becoming emblems of the vanity of earthly life and the constraints of mortality. Intended for bibliophiles, print collectors, and esoteric aficionados. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780500516348

0500516340

OCLC:

783161348